ONE DAY TO GO!!!! As Keiran Goddard (Keiran Goddard) states “A trade union IS its membership.”

Please RT and support our motions at tomorrow’s Society of Authors vote 🗳️.

If you're not a member and wonder what you can do to help - please spread the word or organise with us!!

In celebration of International Workers' Day and the generations of struggle for peace and justice, here's a quick thread of #MayDay posters from around the world.

Let's start with a 1973 May Day poster from Czech artist František Kopenec.

Minouche Shafik wrote a 2021 book - 'What we owe each other' - where she proposes a reset of the social contract to improve intergenerational fairness.
Then she went to Columbia and brought a notoriously violent police force into that social contract

Come and join Sulaiman for the launch here on the 18th of June as part of our #IndieBookshopWeek celebrations bookhausbristol.com/events/

Please say hello, bring your friends, buy a book.

12/5 Heaton Moor rb.gy/91bae7
21/5 Bristol rb.gy/js7stw
23/5 Glossop rb.gy/5484hn
24/5 Bury SOLDOUT
27/5 Bradford rb.gy/vnzq3h
28/5 Liverpool rb.gy/j7vv4f
3/6 Mcr SOLDOUT

What does a book cost?

Back in 2015 we ran some calculations to figure out what a book costs, what it sells for, and where the money goes. We've done the sums again - for 2023 -and you head here for some grim, but hopefully also interesting, reading: galleybeggar.co.uk/what-does-a-bo…

🎤 Join us for this special of Bristol Unpacked, where the Cable brings together candidates from all parties live on stage.

Taking place at The Station and hosted by the Bristol local legend Neil Maggs on Mon 29th Apr 7-9pm.

Grab a free ticket here: bit.ly/4cP4GCp

My reading at bookhaus in Bristol this Friday for Grief's Alphabet (@SerenBooks) is now sold out! If you're Bristol based and hoped to come, I'll be doing another Bristol event with Heron Books in November. Woop, woop! 🔥😍😊

We had a fabulous time this week celebrating our brand-new graphic novel, This Book Will Self-Destruct💥

Thank you to the wonderful booksellers at bookhaus, Next Page Books and ChocoLit for supporting #AgentHarrier 🐾

Signed copies are available now!

Bounce Sales and Marketing ❤️📗

Bismillah. Book Two. May 9th.
Discography mushrooming.

Book events

25/4 Birmingham rb.gy/f2vfij
12/5 Heaton Moor rb.gy/91bae7
21/5 Bristol rb.gy/js7stw
23/5 Glossop rb.gy/5484hn
24/5 Bury SOLDOUT
27/5 Bradford rb.gy/vnzq3h
28/5 Liverpool rb.gy/j7vv4f
3/6 Mcr SOLDOUT

Something I am working on …. Bookings already open! Lots of interesting people and ideas! Come!

Tottering State #4 is next week with Tessa Berring, Anne Laurie Coxam + Camilla Nelson // Tix: bookhausbristol.com/product/totter…

Touring, talking about books, music, DJing, life.

Dates include;

23/4 Berlin poshteckel_berlin rb.gy/rcl90j
25/4 Birmingham Rock&Roll Brewhouse rb.gy/f2vfij
21/5 Bristol bookhaus rb.gy/js7stw
28/5 Liverpool LEAF on Bold St rb.gy/j7vv4f

In case we forgot to mention it, the Bristol Radical History Festival starts today. All warmly welcomed Free event! No need to book/download an app to attend. Today @MshedBristol War Zones/Workhouses & Madhouses/DIY Radical History & Tomorrow @CUBECinema
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Calling it now, indie press summer.

Touring, talking about music, writing, DJing, life, and my new short format book about Grace Jones in Stockport. Dates include

23/4 Berlin poshteckel_berlin rb.gy/rcl90j
25/4 Birmingham Rock&Roll Brewhouse rb.gy/f2vfij
21/5 Bristol bookhaus rb.gy/js7stw

Film, food, music & fun don't miss Bristol's first Freedom Bloc Party - a celebration of all things #SthAfrican DET Entertainment Afrika Eye Film Festival Eastside Community Trust bookhaus Bristol What's On youtu.be/w1bqvAmt2I8?si… #

Oooh, ticket sales for my 3 May Bristol launch at bookhaus with Matt Bryden, Suzannah V. Evans, and Pey are so good they're going to push for a sell out, so if you thinking of joining us, you'll want to book your ticket now! bookhausbristol.com/events/ Please RT!

Submit to our new anthology!

Short Fiction
Essays
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Hybrid Work
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Subs close May 31st

more info here: strangeregion.com/sub-missions